Ajin are humans that cannot die. Seventeen years ago, they first appeared on a battlefield in Africa. From then on, more of their kind are discovered within the human society. Their rarity in appearance means that, for experimental purposes, the government will generously reward anyone who captures one. In the present day, for what a certain high school student expects to be a typical summer holiday, his life is about to turn unexpected. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: 6.9/10 | |
Released: | January 15, 2016 | |
Runtime: | 25 min | |
Genres: | Horror Mystery Anime | |
AKA: | Ajin: Demi-Human | |
Countries: | Japan | |
Companies: | MBS Polygon Pictures | |
Cast: | Takahiro Sakurai Mamoru Miyano Yoshimasa Hosoya Mikako Komatsu Daisuke Hirakawa Hôchû Ôtsuka | |
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ULTRA-violent anime!
ART & STORY:
The CGI parts have offended purists, but I liked the whole ensemble - it’s good to see a different artistic direction occasionally, so long as the end result is visually pleasing.
The show has an element of the “Just who are the REAL monsters here?” trope, but this POV can’t excuse or justify the insane acts of terrorism perpetrated by the elderly villain and his goons - the antagonist is one of the most nihilistic bad guys ever.
MC is quite believable as he is not cast in the mould of the traditional noble anime hero - on the contrary, he wants to avoid the madness and violence, and tries at first to live a normal life, which, sadly, isn’t an option for him. He’s just a kid, after all. The course of events which unfold inevitably shake him from his apathy.
DEVELOPMENT:
The writer had a case of writer’s block mid-way through season 2, so somebody else took over. I stopped watching it at this point but have been meaning to pick it up again, as it was a great show with a decent premise.
SUMMARY: Even if you don’t like anime - give this a go, horror fans! The artwork has a more “mature” look than the usual “eyes like windmills” stuff you see in 90% of anime, and the story is deeply shocking at times.